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Cross-Words (Gareth Cross)

28 October 2022

“If someone loves their pet or horse or highly values their farm, would they go hunting for the cheapest vets in town?”

Vet examining goat

12 August 2021

“Why can we physically buy an instrument to deal with something that does not exist?”

23 June 2021

“How much of this technology will be appropriate to veterinary practice will depend on a variety of factors, not least getting things to stick to pets and stopping them chewing them off and eating them!”

person on computer on desk

12 April 2021

“Drawing the line between concern and paralysing fear comes with the experience of passing many humdrum days where nothing very exciting happens”

nurses injecting cat

2 November 2020

“I have been mainly singing the song of ‘trying to run and work in a veterinary practice’ to the tune of a global pandemic”

vet examining rabbit

8 March 2019

“You can’t de-tune your mind to pick up on adversity, so complaints will still disproportionately affect us”

man holding head stressed

8 February 2019

“Many vets unwittingly and unwillingly end up providing ad hoc OOH cover to other practices’ clients”

Vet examining dog

19 December 2018

“The only thing worse than working over Christmas is having to sort out the rota”

cat in Christmas hat

6 November 2018

“The public should be guaranteed a certain standard from vet practices”

Vet doing paperwork

8 October 2018

“The inevitable plummet over the cliff edge of a no-deal Brexit”

European union flag

18 September 2018

“Now, many students have a career path mapped out by final year”

Women talking with horse

6 December 2017

Opinion: “It is clear that becoming a vet takes as much commitment and dedication as it ever did”

Vet examining dog

1 August 2017

The veterinary swap shop

Women talking with horse

1 July 2017

The PRN: demoralising and tragic

Women talking with horse

1 June 2017

Recording skills: examining the art form

Women talking with horse

1 May 2017

Screaming for sweets in the supermarket – what vets think about charity work

Women talking with horse

1 April 2017

The disparity in veterinary charity

Women talking with horse

1 March 2017

Are vet charities taking the mick?

Women talking with horse

1 December 2016

How to move a veterinary practice…

Women talking with horse